Death of A Loved One

Krista – “Strength”

November 11, 2019

Krista talks about how she sees strength and sucking it up. Krista continues to grieve the death of her son from opioid overdose.

Death By Overdose / Death of a Child / Grief and Trauma / Video

Reflections on Mother’s Day

May 8, 2023

Mother’s day is a holiday where we show appreciation and care for the maternal roles in our lives. However, this holiday can feel very overwhelming for those of us who are grieving the death of a mother figure, a mother grieving their child, or those of us grieving the loss of not being able to become mothers ourselves.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Blog Post / Death of a Child / Death of A Loved One / Death of a Parent / I Am A Griever / Perinatal

Clare – “Talking About Grief”

December 16, 2018

Clare talks about her experiences with grief. Clare continues to grieve the death of her father.

Death of a Parent / Video

Hope – Camp for grief

January 26, 2023

Hope talks about the benefits of grief camp for her and her twin sister

Death of a Parent / Video

Adam – Advice

December 21, 2022

Adam shares his advice about losing and remembering a loved one

Death of a Parent / I Am A Griever / Video

John – What to do now

February 23, 2023

John talks about the time after the initial period of grief

Death of A Loved One / Death of a Partner / I Am A Griever / Supporting Others / Video

What Can Help with Early Traumatic Grief?

October 25, 2023

When your child dies you are thrown into a nightmare. None of this is expected to be easy.
Even after several months, it still isn’t. There have been some things that have helped us during
our grief. Maybe they will help you, too.

Blog Post / Collective/Community Grief / Death of a Child / Grief and Trauma / I Am A Griever / I Am A Supporter / Supporting Others

John – Lasagna

February 23, 2023

John talks about the “widower’s meal”… Lasagna, and learning how to cook for his daughters after his wife died

Death of A Loved One / Death of a Partner / I Am A Griever / Video

Karyn and Aidan – Coping with the COVID restrictions

February 21, 2022

Karyn and Aidan talk about how they dealt with not being able to visit John in hospital

Death and Grief During a Pandemic / Death of a Parent / Death of a Partner / Video

Hope – Different lenses

January 26, 2023

Hope shares about the differences in experiences between losing her father and her Mom losing a spouse

Death of a Parent / Death of a Partner / Video

Krista – “Mental illness and self medicating”

December 4, 2019

Krista talks about mental health and self medicating. Krista continues to grieve the death of her son from opioid overdose.

Death By Overdose / Death of a Child / Death of A Loved One / Grief and Trauma / Video

Adrianna – Therapy and loss

April 16, 2021

Adrianna talks about how different kinds of therapy helps

Death of a Sibling / Suicide / Video